Chapter 10 Showing People's Hearts Under the Sun
As soon as the Gu Mansion welcomed the happy event, Loulan Kingdom suffered a bad thing. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
A few days ago, around the beginning of July, a piece of land in the southern part of Loulan was hit by a long-lost drought, but until now, the drought has not been alleviated, but has become more and more severe because of the long period of rain, affecting at least three towns.
Ningzhen and Tingzhou are the main producers of grain and cotton and linen in Loulan, and this drought caused the total output of grain and cotton to drop sharply that month, and the prices of grain and cloth in other places should also rise rapidly within half a month.
Therefore, this natural disaster can be said to have brought a lot of impact to the whole country.
Knowing the deterioration of the disaster, the king was anxious in the court, and immediately issued a notice to all localities to encourage all parts of the country to support the arid regions in the south.
As a famous family in Dongcheng, Gu Fu has a rich family background that ordinary people can't imagine, so it is natural to stand up at this time to give the greatest help to the disaster area.
The old lady discussed with Gu Wanyan, who is now gradually becoming a family, and felt that the royal family was kind to the Gu Mansion on weekdays, and this disaster was quite serious, and the Gu family should try their best to help the disaster, which can be regarded as sharing the worries of the king and serving the Loulan Kingdom.
Then, the Gu government should send someone to the scene in person.
Gu Wanyan took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the disaster area in the south to distribute the grain on behalf of the Gu Mansion, the old lady felt that she was in the newlywed period, and she didn't want to wronged Gu Wanyan, so she wanted to let Gu Ran and Gu Zhang go. But Gu Wanyan expressed her determination three times and twice, but the old lady couldn't resist her, and finally decided that Gu Mo would accompany Gu Wanyan and take some people to the south.
When Gu Wanyan heard that Gu Mo was also going, she felt a little awkward in her heart, but the two of them were husband and wife after all, and Gu Wanyan had no reason to object. And Gu Mo's side naturally has no objections.
The decision was certain, and Gu Wanyan and Gu Mo began to prepare to pack and go to the south.
The day before departure, Gu Wanyan was ready to go out early in the morning to buy food in person. Originally, she didn't have a maid, and when Madame wanted to add a few subordinates to her, she refused because she was used to taking care of herself. Now, she has changed her identity and is the second wife of the Gu Mansion, so she obediently listened to her wife and added only a maid by her side.
The little maid is only fifteen this year, her name is Suqiu, she is a child of a poor family, and the family had to send her to Gu's house as a maid. Su Qiu had been doing some rough work at Mrs. Dongyuan's place, and Gu Wanyan saw that she was well-behaved and neat, so she ordered her to come to Mrs.
Su Qiu obediently followed behind Gu Wanyan and went to the grain store with her to buy grain.
The master and servant walked to the gate, and without warning, they collided with Gu Mo, who was about to enter the door.
Gu Mo looked at her coldly, slowed down, and had the intention of stopping.
Gu Wanyan saw Gu Mo's face, which was as light as ever, there was no wave in her heart, but she naturally smiled and nodded at him, and then moved her eyes to pass by Gu Mo and walked straight.
Gu Mo saw Gu Wanyan's appearance, and doubts floated in his heart.
This was the first time he had met Gu Wanyan like this after his wedding night. He thought that Gu Wanyan should be angry in the face of his coldness, at least aggrieved. But seeing her calm appearance, Gu Mo couldn't help but wonder in his heart, what kind of mentality is this Gu Wanyan, who is so free and easy? Could it be that she has the same purpose as her mother?
Su Qiu followed behind Gu Wanyan, lowered her head and called "Hello Second Son", and hurriedly walked over. As Gu Wanyan's personal maid, she wondered in her heart, why didn't the second wife and the second son see each other much all day after they became relatives, and the second young master didn't seem to return to the room at night?
A little maid, of course I don't know, Madame knows that Gu Mo doesn't go home these days, but she hid this matter from the master's side.
But Gu Wanyan had instructed Su Qiu when she came to her on the first day that she should do her part and don't talk too much. Su Qiu has been in the house for many years, and of course she knows what to say and what not to say; Of course, I also know that if you follow any master, you must be sincere to which master.
In the southern group, in addition to Gu Wanyan and Gu Mo, there are also some caregivers who know kung fu, as well as maids. In addition, Gu Wanyan was careful and asked Yun Jitang for a physician to accompany him.
Along the way, Gu Mo rode at the forefront, Gu Wanyan and Su Qiu sat in the carriage, and the two did not communicate a word, but in fact, this was what Gu Wanyan wanted in her heart.
The distance was not long, but in two days, Gu Fu and his party arrived in Tingzhou, the disaster area.
It was noon when she arrived, and when Gu Wanyan got out of the carriage, she felt the sun's scorching light on her face, and couldn't help but raise her hand to block the sun.
"With the sun hanging like this every day, and no rain, it's no wonder this place is drought. Gu Wanyan looked at it, the land was dry and the ground seemed to be about to burn, not a single inch of grass was grown, and the ground was cracked one by one.
Gu Mo saw that Gu Wanyan obviously couldn't bear such a strong sunlight and scorching heat, and said lightly: "I can't stand the suffering so much, why bother to take this burden." ”
Although he didn't look at Gu Wanyan when he spoke, it was obvious that he was saying this to Gu Wanyan...... This was probably the first thing he said to her along the way.
Gu Wanyan was stunned for a moment, then pouted angrily, and suddenly put down her right hand that was blocking the sun. She glanced at Gu Mo deeply, as if she was a little unconvinced, but did not pick up, but turned around and commanded the starters: "You bring the dry food in the grain cart, as well as the boxes of fruit I prepared, and we will go to the residential area." ”
So saying, she walked on foot, as if she was going to open her own way.
Gu Mo didn't speak, but jumped off the horse as if he had acquiesced, and followed behind Gu Wanyan with light steps.
He squinted at Gu Wanyan's back for a long time in the hot sun, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.
Gu Mo looked at everything here as he walked, indeed, this disaster area was even more difficult than the rumors. No rain and no grain production make the people here have no food, the steaming climate is even more steaming people suffer from heat stroke, plus people have no water to wash and wash, a good Tingzhou, it looks like a mess.
Walking to the residential area, Gu Mo and Gu Wanyan both saw that the porridge factory was distributing porridge to people. Several large pots of white porridge are so thin that they can't be thinner. It is said that several wealthy families in Tingzhou have already gone to other places to avoid disasters with their property, and now the people in Tingzhou are just a group of helpless ordinary people.
Gu Wanyan walked up to Gu Mo and asked him, "Do we distribute the grain from house to house, or do we give the rice and grain we brought directly to the government?"
Gu Mo frowned and glanced at the porridge factory: "This porridge is like this, the government is afraid that it has embezzled a lot of materials donated from all over the country, so let's divide it door to door." ”
Gu Wanyan felt that it made sense, raised her feet and walked towards the house.
She went door to door to deliver rice and some fruits, and when she saw a particularly difficult home, she would bring some clothes, and when she saw a child at home, she would leave an extra bag of candy.
After working like this for two hours, and running for I don't know how many streets in one afternoon, Gu Wanyan knew to stop.
The weather in Tingzhou was like a steamer, Gu Wanyan didn't eat a drop of water in the afternoon, her lips were dry and peeling, and her fair face was red from heat. She found an empty place to pause, and let the people of the Gu Mansion who were busy with her drink some water and eat something, only to find that Gu Mo, who was still following her, had long since lost his mind.
"Su Qiu," she asked, taking a sip of water, "where did the second son go?"
"Back to the second wife, the second son had already called Doctor Zhu to go elsewhere. ”
Gu Wanyan whispered, and then she understood that Gu Mo was going to diagnose the patient.
After a short rest, she stood up again and said to everyone: "There are still three streets of victims who have not received our fruit food, so before it gets dark, we will work hard to distribute the things, and these victims will not be hungry today!"
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When it got dark, Gu Wanyan took the family to the place where they originally said they were going to set up a tent for the night.
Gu Mo and Doctor Zhu arrived after them, obviously busy all afternoon.
Zhu Doctor and Xu Dong are familiar with each other, so they are also familiar with Gu Wanyan, he put down the medicine box and walked to Gu Wanyan with a serious face: "This place is mainly based on agriculture, and the commercial economy is not particularly developed, and the only two medical centers in the city have closed their doors at this juncture, which is really lacking in medical ethics!" Gu Wanyan was displeased and nodded: "I guess I can't stand the situation in Tingzhou and leave here." ”
Doctor Zhu sighed: "That shouldn't be the case. Most of the patients I and my second son treated in the afternoon were suffering from heat stroke and fainting, or they would have a high fever, but fortunately we arrived in time, otherwise I am afraid ...... Ay. ”
Gu Wanyan listened, then looked at Gu Mo, who had been standing silently beside him, and nodded towards him.
Gu Mo's eyes and Gu Wanyan looked at each other for a moment, then moved away and said to everyone: "Let's set up a tent here tonight, everyone has been busy all afternoon, let's rest early, I'm afraid there are still some things to be busy tomorrow." ”
After listening to the words of the second son, the subordinates who accompanied him responded one after another, and they hurriedly went to set up the account.
Then all of a sudden, only Doctor Zhu, Gu Wanyan and Gu Mo were left speechless. Gu Wanyan coughed lightly and asked Physician Zhu, "Why did your hall master go out for so long and not return to Dongcheng?"
Doctor Zhu smiled: "Hall Master, he should be coming back these days." ”
Gu Mo smiled politely at Doctor Zhu, and said goodbye, so he turned around and got into a tent alone.
Gu Wanyan was stunned for a moment, and in the face of Doctor Zhu's doubts, she only smiled awkwardly.
After the two chatted a few words, Dr. Zhu also said goodbye and went to rest.
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Early the next morning, or early in the morning, Su Qiu woke up Gu Mo with a crying voice.
Gu Mo woke up from his deep sleep, immediately got dressed, and went out of the tent to see what was happening.
"Second son......" Su Qiu's eyes were red, and when she saw Gu Mo coming out, she choked up suddenly.
Gu Mo frowned slightly: "What's wrong?" ”
Su Qiu calmed down and said, "The second wife is suffering from a high fever and is unconscious...... Can't shout no matter how much you shout...... If the second wife has something to do, then ...... That ......"
The more Su Qiu spoke, the more frightened she became, and tears flowed down her eyes.
Gu Mo frowned: "How could you suddenly have a fever?"
Su Qiu shook her head with tears: "The slave doesn't know either...... However, after you had both slept last night, the second lady went around the lake and came back and picked up a baby in swaddling clothes...... She hurriedly said that the baby was afraid that someone else had abandoned him by the lake. It was already late at that time, and the second wife simply carried the little baby into her tent. I don't know if the second wife's high fever has something to do with it......"
Gu Mo understood when he heard this, and immediately said, "You hurry up and call Doctor Zhu, and I'll go see her." ”
After speaking, Gu Mo raised his steps and walked to Gu Wanyan's tent. As soon as he opened the curtain, he saw that Gu Wanyan's eyes were closed very tightly, his face was abnormally red, and he was holding a baby who looked no more than eight months old in his arms.
Gu Mo walked over and gently picked up the little baby, looked at the child's face, probed the child's forehead, and checked the child's pulse. Then he looked at Gu Wanyan with frowning eyebrows, and said, "This baby is infected with a very heavy wind and cold, so he doesn't know it, so he hugs it in his tent." ”
said that Doctor Bi Zhu and Su Qiu had also entered the tent. Doctor Zhu stepped forward to check Gu Wanyan's pulse, his expression changed, and then asked Su Qiu to bring his medicine box.
Doctor Zhu took out a few silver needles from the medicine box and pricked them on Gu Wanyan's acupuncture points, and Gu Wanyan woke up in a daze.
"She's infected, this wind chill is not an ordinary wind chill, it's very heavy, don't let her fall asleep. Then he turned his head to look at Gu Mo, with an anxious face, "I'm afraid there is no way to heal the second wife here, we have to go back to Dongcheng as soon as possible." ”
Gu Wanyan, who had just woken up, seemed to be struggling to sit up, and said forcefully in a weak voice, "No...... No way...... Divide everything and go back...... And that kid......"
Gu Mo listened, the expression on his face moved slightly, and then he snorted coldly and walked out of the tent with the baby in his arms.
Gu Wanyan was very tough, everyone couldn't resist her, so she completed all the disaster relief work quickly, and left a few people in Ningzhen to come down, so she packed up her things and prepared to go back to the house in the afternoon.
Doctor Zhu made a potion out of warm water mixed with some herbal powder he had brought and gave it to Su Qiu to take some to prevent her from becoming infected. Then she has been accompanying Gu Wanyan in the tent, and outside the tent, Gu Mo arranged a few masters in the Gu Mansion to keep them safe.
Gu Wanyan's illness was very serious, she woke up for a while and fell into a coma for a while, and the hot temperature on her forehead only rose but did not fall.
Gu Mo got into the tent, looked at Gu Wanyan who was unconscious again, and said coldly to Su Qiu: "Get the second wife into the carriage." ”
Su Qiu hurriedly replied yes, so he got up and wanted to get Gu Wanyan up.
But then she realized that her strength was too small, and she couldn't carry or hold Gu Wanyan at all.
So Su Qiu turned his head and looked at Gu Mo with a look of help.
Gu Mo was stunned for a moment before he reacted, in this situation, the maid couldn't move Gu Wanyan, the family Ding Nursing Home and Doctor Zhu were inconvenient to have a skin-to-skin relationship with Gu Wanyan, it seemed that only he was the most suitable to get Gu Wanyan out of the tent and into the carriage.
So he took two steps forward, opened Gu Wanyan's quilt, and softly hugged her in a coma.